Well I don't know. I have a lot of carded figures. I don't really look at them as an investment for the future. I certainly don't intend on getting rich off of them. But it's nice to keep the carded figures in cases if you can afford it.

Yeah - these are pretty lame - I guess Hasbro and Target are trying to edge ProTech (and other similar companies) out of the Market.

I could NEVER see a kid in the toy aisle ask for this $10 in lieu of getting either (a) another two figures or (b) another toy from another toy line altogether. It just does not make sense - time to invoke the "Chewbacca Defense"

"look at the silly monkey... look at the monkey!"

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Peter

Letting my collecting OCD get the better of me on a DAILY basis... and loving EVERY minute of it!

Considering the only alternative for those who want a protective case for their ROTS figures is the lackluster Star Case 3, the Hasbro version doesn't seem all that bad. I'll wait to see them in person, and how well they look and work, before passing final judgment though. At the very least, now carded collectors have two options apposed to just one. And that's never a bad thing.

I haven't opened my pack of cases yet that I got last night, but I can DEFINITELY vouch for the fact that the new case on the Target Clonetrooper is MUCH stronger than the one that came on the Lava Vader. It's like night and day. No idea which type comes in the new 5-pack of cases though, but at least I can confirm there 2 different ones out there now...

Just opened the new SW Cases and these have a LOT to be desired. At first glance they look like the same case as the Target Clone, which I thought was flimsy to begin with. Well, these are worse. Then I follow the instructions to insert the figure and the bottom is wide open. It's not hinged, so you have to use clear packing tape (just like Hasbro) if you want these things to work. The peg hole is different. It's just a punch out hole at the top. My #35 Palpatines fit right in, but Holo Yoda just wouldn't go. Then I realize if the bubble of the figure is mounted at the bottom of the card, they wont fit in these new cases. So I try another one of my Yodas and he barely fits. Then I opened one of my Target Clones and the first Holo Yoda that didn't fit the new case fit right in to the Clone case. So the new cases are smaller than the ones Hasbro uses. How sweet of them. I'm not thrilled with the cases at all, but they'll work in a pinch.

SilverZ

Vader: Circular peghole, round button support feet at the bottom, and flimsy plastic.

Clone Trooper: J-style peghole, square support feet at the bottom, and sturdy plastic.

Target 5-pack: Vader-style case with heavier plastic weight about the same as the Clone Trooper.

The Clone Trooper version is the best, and would have been my choice for issuing the five-packs from. Still, most figures are a very, very tight fit vertically. Each time a figure is placed into the pack, it feels as though you are risking bending the card. In order for the cards to fit properly, you must insert the card from the top first, slipping the card underneath a small plastic lip (the source of all the Vader card problems). If you donít make sure the card is sitting flush beneath the lip, when the backer piece is inserted, the card will be bent. Even still, the card wobbles loosely inside the case since there is no point of contact, aside form the very top point, between the cardback and the joined front and back layers of the case.

Hmmm... very interesting. Hopefully Hasbro has learned their lesson and realized that a product specifically designed for collectors that damages what it's supposed to protect is NOT going to sell after word gets around.

Posted in another topic the 5 pack's DPCI is 087-06-1490, however, that DPCI is attached to the Target exclusive SA Clone Trooper. So unless they assigned a different DPCI to the 5 pack it appears that there won't be a 5 pack released at this time.

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